Officials with the National Park Service answered questions Thursday about Dangling Rope Marina’s permanent closure and the future of mid-lake fueling stations at Lake Powell. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area authorities said the Dangling Rope Marina is permanently closed, calling it an “unavoidable” decision due to low water levels, loss of water wells, and weather damage to the electrical system. The Dangling Rope Marina served as a floating structure with visitor services, including a mid-lake fuel service station. It was the only chance to refuel in the 100-mile area between downlake Wahweap/Antelope Point Marinas and uplake Bullfrog/Hall Crossing Marina. Dangling Rope was first constructed in the 1980s when Lake Powell’s water was at its peak levels, and “the design did not anticipate the water elevations being below 3,547 feet,” the statement read.